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VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

By STEVE HENSON

El Camino Real gave Dorsey fits before losing, 18-6, then surprised Chaminade, 28-6, last week.

Although the Conquistadors lost its top running backs to graduation, the best linemen returned.

They may not make headlines, but they make plenty of blocks.

“This is the best offensive line we’ve had in a long time,” Coach Rick Hayashida said. “They are all seniors, and they are our most well-conditioned kids.”

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The top three linemen also play defense. Shaheen Jahangard can play center or tackle as well as linebacker. Eric Hultin and Manuel Gonzalez play guard and defensive line.

“We will win or lose with those guys,” Hayashida said.

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Steve Henson

Steve Henson is a breaking news and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. He previously served as an editor and reporter in the Sports department. Henson was a leader in digital-only newsrooms from 2007-19 as a senior editor and columnist at Yahoo Sports and as senior editor at the USA Today Sports Media Group. This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007. Henson was awarded first place in sports features in 2023 and in 2021 by the L.A. Press Club. He has been honored several times by APSE — most recently in 2023 and 2021 — and also by the California News Publishers Assn., the Football Writers Assn. of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.

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